''Sesham'' is a 2002 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, starring

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, Biju Menon and P. Balachandran. Jayaram's portrayal of the character Lonappan was praised by ''The Hindu''. The film received critical acclaim, it won four

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, including Best Film, Best Story, Best Editor, and Best Sound Recordist.

Cast

as Lonappan *

as Meera * Biju Menon as Sub-Collector Shyam Sunder IAS * Murali (Malayalam actor) as Venki * P. Balachandran as Mental asylum Patient * Siddhique as Police Officer * Mithun Ramesh as Nithin * P. Sreekumar as Rtd. Major

Awards

;

* Best Film – Latha Kurien Rajeev, K. Madhavan, T. K. Rajeev Kumar * Best Story - T. K. Rajeev Kumar * Best Editor – A. Sreekar Prasad * Best Sound Recordist – Simon Selvaraj

References

External links

*
Film Review
at ''

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